Four Devastating Quakes Hit Japan After Truman Signed Aid
Tokyo reports describe four powerful earthquakes and at least nine tidal waves sweeping across Ishikawa Toyama Fukui prefectures. Fukui city said virtually wiped out with fires and collapsed buildings. Trains overturned and fires spread as Japan faced extensive destruction and confusion amid downed communications.
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Tokyo
Japan
Fukui
Ishikawa
Toyama
Sea of Japan
Honshu
Japan Sea
Tokyo Observatory
Yokohama
Ministry of Communications
Jiji
Nagoya
Morita
Kitafukui
Nagoya Railway
Mainichi
Central Meteorological Observatory
Kanto District
Shikoga Island
U. S. Army
Kyoto
Kanazawa
Tsuruga
Britain Sends Troops To London Waterfront
Britain deploys 6000 military personnel to the London waterfront as a wildcat dock strike paralyzes port operations. Troops stand by after an ultimatum to 20,000 strikers to return to work expires. Dock activity halts across Liverpool and Birkenhead with widespread idle or reduced output. Southampton dockers consider sympathy action.
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London
Liverpool
Britain
Birkenhead
Mersey
Southampton
Cleveland Weather Forecast Northeastern Ohio Thundershowers
Partly cloudy and warm with humid conditions. A thunderstorm risk continues this afternoon and into tonight and Tuesday. Winds become southeasterly at 8 to 12 miles per hour this afternoon and tonight.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bowker Electric Service Advertises Wide Stock
Electric fans of all types offered by Bowker Electric Service at 658 West Broad. Largest stock available and low prices highlighted in the ad.
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Bowker Electric Service
Broad
Two Flyers Hurt In Crash Of Plane Near New Paris
Two Indiana men were treated in Richmond hospital after a light plane crashed while attempting to take off near New Paris yesterday. Frank Kruga, 28, of Richmond, and Harry Eadler, 28, of Cambridge City, were described as not serious.
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Richmond, Ind
Frank Kruga
Richmond
Harry Eadler
Cambridge City
Ind
New GOP Chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr A hard hitting orator takes helm
Philadelphia congressman Hugh D. Scott Jr. becomes Republican National Chairman at age 48, known for sharp speeches. He urged no attack on Roosevelt’s family, and his 1943 Congress speech showed his fair play stance. Married to Marian Huntington Chase, they have daughter Marian Lee, 14, in Philadelphia.
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GOP
Rep
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Pennsylvania
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Scott
Philadelphia
Congress
Roosevelt
Marian Huntington Chase
Marian Lee
Bodies Of Six Lorain County Men Return From War
Six Lorain County servicemen who died in World War II are aboard the Army Transport Greenville Victory en route to the United States. The ship carries 3,734 American remains, including 224 Ohioans, from temporary French cemeteries. Arrival in New York is expected soon with ceremonies at 11 a.m. on arrival day. The Lorain countians include two whose identities were reported by families. four were Elyrians, one from Grafton, one from Lorain. The list features PFC Lee P. Burgett Jr. of 421 Elm Street.
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Lorain County
United States
Greenville
Lorain
Workman Receives First Degree Burns at Elyria Crossing
A workman, Martin Gellery, suffered first degree burns to face and back when gasoline in a 50 gallon tank ignited at a tool shed under the Wheeling and Lake Erie crossing at Stop 6 in Elyria Township. He was with Intrusion Prepared Inc of Cleveland. Firemen said tar on hands and smoking a pipe caused the blaze which set an air compressor and partly consumed the gasoline. Sheffield Township and Elyria departments assisted, removing the compressor from the fire zone.
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Wheeling and Lake Erie
Stop 6
Elyria Township
Martin Gellery
Intrusion Prepait, Inc
Cleveland
Elyria
Sheffield Township
Three Powers To Send Strong Note To Russia
London expectant meeting at the British foreign office to address the Berlin crisis as Russia pressures Western powers. British Foreign Secretary Bevin, U S Ambassador Douglas, and Under Secretary Draper with Gen Wedemeyer discuss possible Western steps. A three power note to Moscow is viewed as possible but not decided.
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London
Berlin
Ernest Bevin
Germany
U S
Lewis Douglas
U. S
William Draper
Draper
Albert Wedemeyer
U. S. Department of Army
Foreign Office
Russia
Four Hurt In Weekend Traffic Accidents Reported
Four persons suffered minor injuries in traffic accidents over the weekend. A three car collision on Infirmary road near West River street during a rain storm at 2 a.m. involved Ison Green and Willie Hollis and Britt Noble, causing arm and head injuries and multiple lacerations. Other injuries included a cut over the eye, a hand laceration, and a arm injury from separate side collision on Lake avenue. A second crash on Cleveland road left William Smink’s car rolling onto a lawn at 2:30 a.m. today as he swerved to avoid No 2. Continued on Page 2.
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Infirmary Road
West River Street
Ison Green
West Street
Willie Hollis
16Th Street
Britt Noble
Green
Robert Miller
Lutellis Kilgore
South Maple Street
William Sylves
Braddock
J. A. Holt
Lake Avenue
Wendel Kovacs
Irondale Street
Huron Street
William B Smink
Second Street
C. C. Seton
Cleveland Road
Ridgeville
Smink
Simeon Nash Dies Well Known Oberlin Farmer
Simeon Nash 77 a prominent farmer of R D 2 Elyria and seventh generation direct descendant of Capt Miles Standish died at Allen Hospital after years of ill health Born September 21 1870 on Schramm road he lived here all his life He was a member of the Oberlin Grange the National Grange Dairyman's Milk Association Farm Bureau Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association and Wool Growers' Association Survived by wife Augusta L one son Chester one grandson Nathaniel Joseph two brothers Charles Walter and a sister Beatrice Nash Funeral services at 2 pm Tuesday at Cowling Sedgeman Funeral Home with Rev Wilbur Gaist First Methodist Church Oberlin officiating Burial in Evergreen Cemetery South Amherst.
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Oberlin
Simeon Nash
R.D
Elyria
Miles Standish
Allen Hospital
Schramm Road
Qberlin Grange
National Grange
Dairyman's Milk Association
Cleveland Farm Bureau
Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association
Wool Growers’ Association
Augusta L
Chester
Nathaniel Joseph
Charles
Butternut Road
Elyria R. D
Walter
R. D
Beatrice Nash
Cowling- Sedgeman
Wilbur Gaist
First Methodist Church
Everfreen Cemetery
South Amherst
Lorain Boy Fractures Vertebra At Lakeview Park
William Butch Smith eighteen of 1419 East Erie avenue Lorain son of Arthur Smith chief deputy in the clerk of courts office was injured yesterday afternoon at Lakeview Park while tumbling with companions along the beach he struck his spine on a rock fracturing the seventh vertebra He was taken to St Josephs hospital and his condition today was listed as poor
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William “Butch” Smith
Erie Avenue
Lorain
Arthur Smith
Clerk of Courts
Lakeview Park
Lorain High School
St. Joseph's Hospital
Dewey and Warren To Meet On Early Campaign Plots
Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren Republican nominees will hold a private conference at Dewey's Quaker Hill farm within days to discuss an early intensive campaign. Warren tours New York City with plans to campaign on the west coast, while Dewey delays return to the state capitol awaiting Warren's arrival. Dewey rules out cabinet posts as topic. supporters in nearby farms raised $7,000 for pre convention efforts.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Philadelphia
Warren
Deweys
Nina Warren
Virginia Warren
John Dewey
Dorothy Warren
Thomas Dewey, Jr
Warrens
Pawling
N. Y
Dewey
Quaker Hill Farm
Calfornia
New York City
Pacific Coast
West Coast
Union Votes In Favor Of Strike By Local 101 Members
Members of U A U C I O Local 101 at Western Automatic Machine Screw Company voted overwhelmingly for a strike at a mass meeting in Gates School. About 500 attended. nine voted against. The union represents nearly 1,000 employees. A final decision rests with the local strike committee after a bargaining session with the company on Tuesday. Negotiations opened under a wage reopener clause. only economic issues are on the table.
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U. A. U.C. I. O. Local 101
Western Automatic Machine Screw Company
Gates School
Harold Dellefield
Dellefield
Two Hurt In Lorain Road Crash In Elyria and Lorain
Miss Shirley Webber aged 15 of Elyria and Mrs Naomi Zachi aged 18 of Lorain were badly hurt in a traffic accident on Like road west of Lorain at 140 am Saturday. They rode in a car with Salvatore Zachi and Carl Yockey, driver from Lorain. Both women in poor condition at St Josephs Hospital with head injuries and possible skull fractures. The two young men sustained minor injuries.
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Shirley Webber
Middle Avenue
Elyria
Naomi Zichi
13Th Street
Lorain
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Salvatore Zachi
Naomi
Carl Yockey
Highland Park Boulevard
Miss Webber
Zachi
Body Of Lt Apai Arrives In Elyria Wednesday
The body of First Lt. Robert G. Apai who died in a New Guinea airplane crash on February 17, 1944 will arrive in Elyria at 1 15 p m Wednesday and be taken to the Taylor Funeral Home. He was a Flying Cadet named in 1941 and served in the Pacific from 1943 earning the Distinguished Flying Cross in November 1943. His brother First Lt Gustav Apai also served in World War I.
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Robert G. Apai
New Guinea
Elyria
Taylor Funeral Home
Apat
Gezela Apat
Kenwood Street
Pacific
Gustav Apai
Pacific Area
Robert Apai
United States
George W. G. Boyce
California
Head of Popcorn Company Injured in Route 162 Crash
NEw LONDON Valentine Tidswell 55 of North Fairfield owner and president of Tidswell and Sons Pop Corn Company 18 Norwalk Memorial Hospital with back and shoulder injuries from a two car crash on Route 162 near his home Archie Jose drove out of a side road and struck Tidswell car Both cars wrecked and one person not dead at the scene
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New London
Valentine Tidswell
North Fairfield
Tidswell and Sons Pop
Norwalk Memorial Hospital
Tidswell
Mason Uatreg
Archie Jose
Service Director Dies in Zanesville
O J Hartmeyer longtime service director in Zanesville died yesterday after a heart attack. Funeral arrangements were made today with services planned locally.
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Zanesville
O. J. Hartmeyer
Elyria Man Elected Vice Commander of Fifth District
Elyria businessman W. McClellan was elected vice commander of the Fifth District of Ohio American Legion at the Fremont Post 121 Little Convention. He will serve in 1949 and may become district commander in 1950, with Alton Pontius elected district commander for the coming year. Delegates totaled about 150 from ten counties. Elyria Post 12 sent 19 delegates. District plans include a fall conference at Wellington Post and meetings in a school near Fremont.
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W. ©. McClellan
Elyria
American Legion
Ohio American Legion
Fremont
Legion
McClellan
Alton Pontius
Lorain
State Legion
Wellington American Legion
Fremont Post
Cornerstone For New High School To Be Placed Sunday
The cornerstone for the Elyria District Catholic High School will be laid Sunday at 3 30 pm on the site at Gulf road and Poplar street. Celebrants include Msgr William L Newton Bishop Edward F Hoban and Rev John Murphy with Dr Clarence Elwell and other diocesan priests in attendance. Knights of St John and Knights of Columbus will escort Bishop Hoban. The program aims to seat several hundred guests.
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Elyria District
Gulf Road
Poplar Street
William L. Newton
St. Mary's Church
Edward F. Hoban
Diocese of Cleveland
John Murphy
C.sc
Notre Dame University
Clarence Elwell
Diocese of
Cleveland
Bishop Hoban
Knights of St John
Nights of Columbus
Truman Signs Record Foreign Aid Bill for 16 Nations
President Truman signed a historic foreign aid bill totaling about 6.03 billion dollars. The measure funds the European Recovery Program and allied aid for Europe and the Far East, with 4 billion in cash and 1.055 billion in spending power, plus existing appropriations and note sales.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Europe
Far East
George C. Marshall
Three Dead In Shooting At Kansas City
In Kansas City Missouri a disturbance call became a mass shooting leaving Patrolman Paul Warrington and two men dead and another officer wounded. Eyewitness Rosemary Chriswell identified suspect Erskine Stephenson age 65 who shot Warrington from a Midtown apartment porch. Stephenson and wife Lorain Stephenson age 27 were found dead with gunshot and shotgun injuries respectively. Emile Jones was injured and his sister said he had alerted police after Stephenson insulted them.
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Kansas City
Rosemary Chriswell
Erskine Stephenson
Paul Warrington
Stephenson
W Lorraine
Emile Jones
Jones
Youth Drowns In Vermilion River at New London
Joseph J. Murray, 19, of Fitchville, drowned in the Vermilion River when he stepped into a hole while swimming near New London. Eddie Ganze and Harvey Wilson attempted artificial respiration for 30 minutes. Dr. Richard Roasberry labeled it accidental drowning. Funeral services set for Our Lady of Lourdes in New London.
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New London
Joseph J. Murray
James Murray
Fitchville
Eddie Ganze
Harvey Wilson
Murray
Richard Roasberry
J. D. Brandish
Glenn Jennings
Sackett Funeral Home
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Wakeman
Chronicle Telegram want ads tempt with constant “winners”
Don’t be bitter if your favorite candidate didn’t get the nomination. Chronicle Telegram want ads offer low cost service claims and urge readers to dial 44-121 or 44-131 for assistance.
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Chronicle- Telegram
Dentist Dr Ray Smith Opens Evenings
Dr Ray Smith announces evening hours at 5th Street office phone 6622. New transparent plates available and can be made repaired relined or rebuilt. Adv.
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Ray Smith
5Th St
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U.S
Lorain Boy
Northern Growers Seed Co
Apai
Geisel
Stnaco
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Legion Dist
Deetz, Inc
Chrysler Plymouth
W. Broad
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